sova
Czech
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *sova.
Noun
sova f
Declension
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse sofa, from Proto-Germanic *swefaną, from Proto-Indo-European *swep-.
Verb
sova (third person singular past indicative svav, third person plural past indicative svóvu, supine sovið)
- to sleep
Conjugation
Derived terms
- forsova (to oversleep)
- hálvsova (to slumber)
- ovsova (to sleep too much)
- steinsova (to be fast asleep)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
sova (present tense søv, past tense sov, past participle sove, present participle sovande, imperative sov)
- Alternative form of sove
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse sofa, from Proto-Germanic *swefaną.
Verb
sova
- to sleep
Conjugation
| present | past | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | sova | — | |||
| participle | sovandi, sovande | sovin | |||
| active voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| iæk | sover | sovi, sove | — | sōf | sōvi, sōve |
| þū | sover | sovi, sove | sof | sōft | sōvi, sōve |
| han | sover | sovi, sove | — | sōf | sōvi, sōve |
| vīr | sovum, sovom | sovum, sovom | sovum, sovom | sōvum, sōvom | sōvum, sōvom |
| īr | sovin | sovin | sovin | sōvin | sōvin |
| þēr | sova | sovin | — | sōvu, -o | sōvin |
| mediopassive voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| iæk | — | — | — | — | — |
| þū | — | — | — | — | — |
| han | — | — | — | — | — |
| vīr | — | — | — | — | — |
| īr | — | — | — | — | — |
| þēr | — | — | — | — | — |
Descendants
- Swedish: sova
Portuguese
Etymology
Back-formation from sovar.
Noun
sova f (plural sovas)
- kneading (the act of kneading dough)
- the act of treading on grapes
- (informal) beating; spanking (act physically beating a person)
Synonyms
Verb
sova
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of sovar
- second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of sovar
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *sova.
Noun
sóva f (Cyrillic spelling со́ва)
Declension
Slovak
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *sova.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɔva/
Noun
sova f (genitive singular sovy, nominative plural sovy, genitive plural sov, declension pattern of žena)
Declension
Derived terms
- sôvä
- sovíča
Further reading
- sova in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *sova.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɔ̀ːʋa/
- Tonal orthography: sóva
Noun
sôva f (genitive sôve, nominative plural sôve)
Declension
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish sova, from Old Norse sofa, from Proto-Germanic *swefaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swep- (“sleep”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /soːva/
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Verb
sova (present sover, preterite sov, supine sovit, imperative sov)
- to sleep